The Nikkei 225 Future is trading at 21,388.00 up with +0.08% percent or +18.00 point.The NSE Nifty Future is trading at 11,506.00 up with +0.10% percent or +11.50 point. The Hang Seng Future is trading at 29,439.00 up with +0.18% percent or +0.18% point.
TODAY’S FACTORS AND EVENTS
Japan’s Nikkei ended lower on Tuesday as investors took profits on exporters’ stocks, but losses were capped by gains in financials which were helped by rising U.S. yields.
Most investors stayed on the sidelines, however, while they await the U.S. central bank’s latest policy decision after a two-day meeting starting later in the day.
The Nikkei share average .N225 ended down 0.1 percent at 21,566.85 points.
Online fashion retailer Zozo Inc 3092.T dived 11 percent and was the most traded stock by turnover, with traders citing a brokerage downgrade.
WORLD MARKETS
For the day the Dow is trading at 25,914.10 up with +0.25% percent or +65.23 point. The S&P 500 is trading at 2,832.94 up with +0.37% percent or +10.46 point. The Nasdaq Composite is trading at 7,714.48 up with +0.34% percent or +25.95 point.
In other parts of world, Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at 21,566.85 with a loss of -0.082% percent or -17.65 point. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is trading at 29,393.12 with a loss of -0.054% percent or -15.89 point. China’s Shanghai Composite is trading at 3,090.98 with a loss of -0.18% percent or -5.44 point. India’s BSE Sensex is trading at 38,140.04 up with +0.12% percent or +44.07 point at 12:15 PM.